Wedding Sets

[trout]

I have the new Box to house the 48 SP graded slabs here and I have had the little plaque from the 2009 set engraved, So all I need now are the coins

Here is the engraved plaque that I will attach to the lid of the box, Just as soon as I remember where I hid the 2 part araldite :angel:

[Unicorn]

That's pretty cool Trout. The end result should be a real eye opener.

[trout]

That's pretty cool Trout. The end result should be a real eye opener.

Thanks Mate

For less than $200 I will be able to house this unique complete set of the very First Wedding Set coins ever to be graded as Specimens and be able to have them all in the same Box :yahoo:
I am toying with the idea of having another of these plaques engraved with the dates they were  Graded and putting it onto the inside of the lid :ok:

[r9453]

I like this one, the fact that its now in my collection spells one word, D-I-V-O-R-C-E:

[JeffH]

Every coin has a story to tell.

[trout]

I like this one, the fact that its now in my collection spells one word, D-I-V-O-R-C-E:

Unlucky for the original owner and lucky for you
If coins could only talk

[robbiegal]

maybe not as well
we gave our daughter & s-i-l a wedding set for their wedding

they sort of looked as us a bit weird and said ..... thanks

the said set is somewhere buried under stuff
i think that they only keep it because we gave it to them

[trout]

maybe not as well
we gave our daughter & s-i-l a wedding set for their wedding

they sort of looked as us a bit weird and said ..... thanks

the said set is somewhere buried under stuff
i think that they only keep it because we gave it to them

Maybe they thought that you were being a tight arse by giving them $3.85 in change for a Wedding Gift :angel:

[Goldseeker]

^^^^^If only the set cost $3.85^^^^^

[trout]

^^^^^If only the set cost $3.85^^^^^

Non collectors don't see coins the way we do Bruce.
Most laymen would see a Wedding Set as a fancy box with a handful of change in it, We however see it as a set of superbly crafted coins

[trout]

I like this one, the fact that its now in my collection spells one word, D-I-V-O-R-C-E:

If you want a blank plaque to replace that one I have a stack of them here, I would personally keep the engraved one with the set though as it adds a bit of history to it:ok:

[r9453]

I like this one, the fact that its now in my collection spells one word, D-I-V-O-R-C-E:

If you want a blank plaque to replace that one I have a stack of them here, I would personally keep the engraved one with the set though as it adds a bit of history to it:ok:

Thanks for the offer but I'm good. I have kept the packaging, although separate from the coins. I agree it does add to the history, maybe I should put it in the album with the coins but I'm not sure it would fit. In fact I kept all my RAM packaging and it takes up more room than the coins themselves but the coins do get better looked after.

[robbiegal]

maybe not as well
we gave our daughter & s-i-l a wedding set for their wedding

they sort of looked as us a bit weird and said ..... thanks

the said set is somewhere buried under stuff
i think that they only keep it because we gave it to them

Maybe they thought that you were being a tight arse by giving them $3.85 in change for a Wedding Gift :angel:

ha ha
nah don't think so  
they appreciate our collecting - probably more than your average just got married couple

i could just read my daughter's mind
oh heck where will i put that?

[frenc11]

what is worth more , a coin graded SP 69 from a wedding set or a coin graded MS 68-MS 69 from a mint set ?

[trout]

what is worth more , a coin graded SP 69 from a wedding set or a coin graded MS 68-MS 69 from a mint set ?

As there are many Wedding set coins already graded as MS/business Strikes by PCGS it is almost impossible to know the true population figures and grade distribution of the Business strike coins and to assign a value to them :ok:
The mintage figures for the business strike coins for the years 2002-2009 (inclusive) run into the millions yet the wedding set coins are pretty low mintages for every year.

Only time can tell if a wedding set coin at the same grade as a business strike coin will be valued at more or less .

What I do know is that a pre decimal Proof coin at the same numerical grade as a Pre decimal Business strike coin will attract more money at action due to their low mintages